Patents by Inventor Bruno Devos

Bruno Devos has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Patent number: 11359382
    Abstract: An intermediary support structure including fasteners for fastening to a back side of a display tile and further includes a fastener or a fastening device for fastening the intermediary support structure to a support structure supporting multiple display tiles.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 9, 2020
    Date of Patent: June 14, 2022
    Assignee: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Karim Meersman, Tom Declerck, Bruno Devos, Greet Adams
  • Patent number: 10600355
    Abstract: A tiled display having discrete luminous sources distributed over at least two adjacent flexible display tiles, each arranged to drive the discrete luminous sources on it when connected to a power supply and when receiving data and control signals; where the power, data and control signals are provided to the tiles trough conducting tracks formed on a carrier substrate, where at least one of the conducting tracks extends from one edge of the carrier substrate to the opposite edge of the carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 29, 2018
    Date of Patent: March 24, 2020
    Assignee: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Karim Meersman, Bruno Devos
  • Patent number: 10152914
    Abstract: A tiled display having discrete luminous sources distributed over at least two adjacent flexible display tiles, each arranged to drive the discrete luminous sources on it when connected to a power supply and when receiving data and control signals; where the power, data and control signals are provided to the tiles trough conducting tracks formed on a carrier substrate, where at least one of the conducting tracks extends from one edge of the carrier substrate to the opposite edge of the carrier substrate.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 28, 2014
    Date of Patent: December 11, 2018
    Assignee: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Karim Meersman, Bruno Devos
  • Patent number: 10056014
    Abstract: A positioning device and a fastening device to fix the relative position of two or more adjacent tiles on a tiled display and to provide alignment. Fixing the relative position of two adjacent display tiles will facilitate the alignment of tiles in tiled displays where the seam between tiles will be as regular as possible, thereby avoiding the introduction of misalignments and their associated visual artefacts. The positioning device allows linkage of it to at least two tiles of a tiled display. The display tiles are often rectangular in shape and the positioning device is then located at a corner of the tile. The positioning device can also be attached to a support structure to make a tiled display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 30, 2015
    Date of Patent: August 21, 2018
    Assignee: BARCO N.V.
    Inventors: Karim Meersman, Bruno Devos
  • Patent number: 8395636
    Abstract: A method and system are described for adjusting displaying of images to be displayed on a display system. The method is suitable for display systems comprising at least one hardware feature (f1, f2, f3) influencing the display uniformity of the displaying of images, such as e.g. a defect pixel, seams, variations in positions of hardware components, etc. The method comprises obtaining pixelated image information to be displayed on a display system (100), and adjusting the displaying thereof by applying a distributed variation correction signal to the displaying of the pixelated image information. Such a distributed variation correction signal thereby takes into account the at least one hardware feature (f1, f2, f3) of said display system (100) so as to influence the perception of the display uniformity.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 9, 2008
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2013
    Assignee: Barco N.V.
    Inventors: Peter Gerets, Bruno Devos
  • Patent number: 7972032
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device assembly. Such a LED assembly comprises a plurality of lamp-type light emitting devices, each of said lamp-type light emitting devices having a light output side and side walls. The plurality of lamp-type light emitting devices are directly or indirectly connected to each other via said side walls. The latter allows to obtain a compact LED assembly with high brightness.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Date of Patent: July 5, 2011
    Assignee: Barco N.V.
    Inventors: Karim Meersman, Bruno Devos, Peter Gerets, Katrien Noyelle
  • Publication number: 20090059587
    Abstract: The present invention relates to a light emitting device assembly. Such a LED assembly comprises a plurality of lamp-type light emitting devices, each of said lamp-type light emitting devices having a light output side and side walls. The plurality of lamp-type light emitting devices are directly or indirectly connected to each other via said side walls. The latter allows to obtain a compact LED assembly with high brightness.
    Type: Application
    Filed: August 21, 2008
    Publication date: March 5, 2009
    Inventors: Karim Meersman, Bruno Devos, Peter Gerets, Katrien Noyelle
  • Publication number: 20090046471
    Abstract: A display panel with improved reflectivity A display or lighting element comprising at least one pixel element for producing or controlling light is provided. The pixel element has a light emitting surface. The display or lighting element furthermore includes a substantially transparent material above at least the light emitting surface. The substantially transparent material above the light emitting surface has a modified roughness so as to decrease the reflectivity of the substantially transparent material above the light emitting surface.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 9, 2008
    Publication date: February 19, 2009
    Inventors: Bruno Devos, Katrien Noyelle, Peter Gerets
  • Patent number: 7157838
    Abstract: The present invention provides arrangements for electroluminescent displays 10 comprising a packaged semiconductor light emitting element 12 that has a light emitting display side 16. A heat sink 22 is disposed in the region of a rear side of the light-emitting element 12 opposite to the display side. Electrical connections 28 from the light emitting element 12 pass through said heat sink 22. Drive circuitry 30 for the light emitting element 12 is connected thereto by the electrical connections 28 and spaced apart from the heat sink 22 in such a manner that at least one cooling channel 34 is defined between the heat sink 22 and the drive circuitry 30 for the passage in use of a cooling fluid.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2007
    Assignee: Barco N.V.
    Inventors: Robbie Thielemans, Koen Ooghe, Steven De Keukeleire, Bruno Devos, Steve Veldeman, Tom Declerck, Karim Meersman, Kristof Vanluchene, Herbert Van Hille
  • Patent number: 7102601
    Abstract: A pixel module for use in a large-area display has a cluster of sequentially interconnected similar pixel modules that are driven by a central controller. The module includes pixel elements that have a serial video data bus input, and command input lines that are electrically connected to inputs of a latch. The latch has parallel inputs and outputs which are clocked with a data dock input. Also included are a current driver device for driving the pixels, a first inverter for driving the data clock input, an address input connected to a second inverter, an EEPROM connected to the input port, and a power supply.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Date of Patent: September 5, 2006
    Assignee: BARCO, naamloze vennootschap
    Inventors: Bruno Devos, Herbert Van Hille, Nele Dedene, Patrick Willem, Robbie Thielemans
  • Patent number: 7071620
    Abstract: A display pixel module for use in a configurable large-screen display application, with an array of pixels (122) mounted at the front (200) of the module (120) and provided with input and output connectors (206–207), characterized in that at least some of the side walls (202) and of the upper and lower walls (203–204) are tapered inwardly, enclosing an angle (A) with the front (200) and in that it is provided with mounting means to fix the module on a mounting surface of a display.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2006
    Assignee: BARCO, naamloze vennootschap
    Inventors: Bruno Devos, Herbert Van Hille, Nele Dedene, Patrick Willem, Robbie Thielemans, Karim Meersman
  • Publication number: 20060077192
    Abstract: A generic emissive intelligent display module that displays uniform hardware and power requirements, is capable of being formed into seamless display system, and is capable of displaying video or providing standard digital lighting technology in a single module. The module possesses an input for power, an input for serial data, and an input for communications data. The module further includes a control board and a display board. The control board includes display logic, power regulation, memory, display logic, and a display buffer. The display board includes a drive buffer, an array of drivers, and an array of lighting elements.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 8, 2005
    Publication date: April 13, 2006
    Inventors: Robbie Thielemans, Herbert Van Hille, Bruno Devos
  • Publication number: 20050052374
    Abstract: A display pixel module for use in a configurable large-screen display application, with an array of pixels (122) mounted at the front (200) of the module (120) and provided with input and output connectors (206-207), characterized in that at least some of the side walls (202) and of the upper and lower walls (203-204) are tapered inwardly, enclosing an angle (A) with the front (200) and in that it is provided with mounting means to fix the module on a mounting surface of a display.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Bruno Devos, Herbert Hille, Nele Dedene, Patrick Willem, Robbie Thielemans, Karim Meersman
  • Publication number: 20050052373
    Abstract: A pixel module for use in a large-area display, in particular as part of a cluster (118) of a plurality of sequentially interconnected similar pixel modules (120) and driven by a central controller (116), comprising one or more pixel elements (122), characterized in that it further comprises a serial video data bus input (SERIAL IN) and one or more command input lines (CMD's In) electrically connected to inputs of a latch (210) having parallel inputs and outputs and which is clocked with a data clock input (DATA CLK); a current driver device for driving said one or more pixels (122) which is electrically connected to the outputs of latch (210) and to the data clock input (DATA CLK) and which includes a serial output port (SERIAL OUT) for transmitting the serial data to the next pixel module (120) in sequence; a first inverter (214), the output of which (DATA CLK “not”) can be used to drive the data clock input (DATA CLK) of the next pixel module (120) in sequence; a grayscale clock (GS CLK) input which is ele
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 24, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Bruno Devos, Herbert Van Hille, Nele Dedene, Patrick Willem, Robbie Thielemans
  • Publication number: 20050052375
    Abstract: Configurable large-area display system with a display (114) comprising a plurality of sub-displays that each contain an array of pixels (122), characterized in that it further comprises a central controller hardware and software block (110) containing software to control the display system (100) and to generate control data and video signals to be displayed on the display (114); a digitizer (112) that converts said control data and video signals to a digital signal compatible with the display (114); whereby the digitized control data and video signals are passed from one sub-display to the next, and whereby each sub-display is a control unit (116) capable of controlling the individual pixels (122) of said control unit (116) as a function of its position within the display (114) and of the received control data and video signals.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 31, 2003
    Publication date: March 10, 2005
    Inventors: Bruno Devos, Herbert Hille, Nele Dedene, Patrick Willem, Robbie Thielemans
  • Publication number: 20050017922
    Abstract: Method for controlling an organic light-emitting diode display, said display (400) comprising a plurality of organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs) (212) having an anode and a cathode, said organic light emitting diodes (212) being arranged in a common anode configuration, whereby said diodes (212) co-operate with constant current sources (214) and are fed by means of a power supply, characterized in that a power supply compensation is applied, in which a voltage drop is measured across the current sources (214) and wherein the measured voltage drop is used as an indicator for the light output of the organic light emitting diodes (212) and wherein said power supply is adjusted in function of said measured voltage drop.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2003
    Publication date: January 27, 2005
    Inventors: Bruno Devos, Herbert Hille, Robbie Thielemans
  • Publication number: 20040135482
    Abstract: The present invention provides arrangements for electroluminescent displays 10 comprising a packaged semiconductor light emitting element 12 that has a light emitting display side 16. A heat sink 22 is disposed in the region of a rear side of the light-emitting element 12 opposite to the display side. Electrical connections 28 from the light emitting element 12 pass through said heat sink 22. Drive circuitry 30 for the light emitting element 12 is connected thereto by the electrical connections 28 and spaced apart from the heat sink 22 in such a manner that at least one cooling channel 34 is defined between the heat sink 22 and the drive circuitry 30 for the passage in use of a cooling fluid.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 8, 2003
    Publication date: July 15, 2004
    Inventors: Robbie Thielemans, Koen Ooghe, Steven De Keukeleire, Bruno Devos, Steve Veldeman, Tom Declerck, Karim Meersman, Kristof Vanluchene, Herbert Van Hille